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2007 Matt Nagle, dies in Massachusetts, of a blood infection, at 27
1997 Louise Woodward's trial begins in Massachusetts, Nanny murder trial 1997 Paul Tsongas, Massachusetts senator, dies at 55 1996 Matthew Eappen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, baby murdered by nanny Louise Woodward 1992 Stephen Albert, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto', killed in an automobile accident in Cape Cod, Massachusetts 1992 Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38) 1989 Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day" 1988 Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop 1982 Lil' Dave, Davis Shelton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1981 -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Chester, Massachusetts (state record) 1980 Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey 1979 Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 1979 Jessica Gregory, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1997 1978 Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996 1977 Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ 1976 Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground 1976 Alicia Witt, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, born Alicia Roanne Witt, film, stage and television actress, singer, played role of Cybill Shepherd's character in sitcom Cybill, 1995 - 1998 1975 107 degrees F (42 degrees C) at Chester/New Bedford, Massachusetts (state record) 1975 Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1975 Shannon Kavanaugh, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, Ivory Soul 1974 Nelson Vargas, born in Holoyoke, Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Josh[ua] Crosby, born in Manchester, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Jim Carey, Dorchester, Massachusetts, NHL goalie for the Washington Capitals 1974 Marcia Turner, Cambridge Massachusetts, Miss America, Mass-Top 10-1996 1974 Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Rebecca Lobo, Massachusetts, WNBA center, 1996 Olympics gold, New York Liberty 1973 Whitney Post, born in Wayland, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Tracy Noonan, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, soccer goalkeeper 1996 Olympics 1973 Jim Campbell, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1973 Jenny Thompson, Danvers Massachusetts, 400m freestyle, Olympics gold 92, 96 1972 Erika de Lone, born in Boston, Massachusetts, tennis star, 1996 Futures-Wilmington DE 1972 Danny Ponce, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, actor, Willie-Valerie/Hogan Family 1972 John Lilley, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1972 Lori Flick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Miss America-Massachusetts 1997 1972 Jonathan Edwards, born in Boston, Massachusetts, doubles luger 1994 Olympics 1972 Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA 1972 Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1972 Sara Simmons, Belmont Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Erin Warren, Winchester Massachusetts, luger 1994 Olympics 1971 John Francis Zingg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys 1971 Edward "Ted" Murphy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower, Olympics-5th-1996 1971 Jair Lynch, Amherst Massachusetts, gymnast, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Ted Drury, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1971 Scott Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, 1996 World Mens' Champion 1971 Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ 1971 Scott Grimes, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actor, Together We Stand 1971 Marky Mark Wahlberg, born in Massachusetts, rap singer, New Kids, actor 1971 Peter Schwab, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Tyler Hamilton, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1971 Jeff Juden, Salem, Massachusetts, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants 1970 Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers 1970 James Pedro, Danvers Massachusetts, lightweight judoka, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1970 Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1970 David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994 Olympics 1970 Jordan Nathaniel M Knight, Massachusetts, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough 1970 Ted Crowley, Concord Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Uma Thurman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction 1970 Joe Vitiello, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Jason B. Gailes, born in Taunton Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics silver 1970 Jacquelyn Doucette, Miss Massachusetts USA, 1996 1970 Mark Wohlers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes 1969 Dahlia Salem, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sofia Carlino-Another World 1969 Joseph P. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Massachusetts, at 81 1969 Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater 1969 Mark Sweeney, Framington Massachusetts, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Nancy Ann Kerrigan, Woburn Massachusetts, figure skater, Olympics-silver-1994 1969 Scott DeFreitas, Newton Massachusetts, actor, Andy Dixon-As the World Turns 1969 Matthew Perry, Williamstown Massachusetts, actor, Sydney, Chandler-Friends 1969 Becky Delos Santos, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, April, 1994 1969 Garth Snow, born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey goalie, Olympics-1994, Flyers 1969 Kristina Farrar Stookey, born in Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts, 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics 1969 Frank McCormack, Leicester Massachusetts, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1969 Tim Wiley, Lexington Massachusetts, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1969 Paige Turco, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Melanie-Guiding Light 1969 Shawn McEachern, Waltham, Massachusetts, NHL forward, Boston Bruins, Senators 1969 Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel 1968 Jonathan Raleigh Knight, Massachusetts, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough 1968 Ken Johnson, Quincy Massachusetts, 3x40 rifle 1996 Olympics 1968 Mike Trombley, Springfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Scott Wolf, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Broken Arrow, Party of 5 1968 Jeff Bagwell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, infielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Anthony Michael Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, SNL, Breakfast Club 1968 Jeff Lazaro, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1968 Connie Britton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nikki-Spin City 1968 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens 1967 Gary Disarcina, Maiden, Massachusetts, infielder for the California Angels 1967 Mark Johnson, Worcester, Massachusetts, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees 1967 Ricky Bell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1967 Matt Leblanc, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Joey-Friends 1967 Turk Wendell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1967 Pam[ela] Bustin, born in Somerset, Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1967 Eric Flaim, Pembroke Massachusetts, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1966 Stephanie D Wilson, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut 1966 Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991 1966 Ellen Minzner, born in Lawrence Massachusetts, rower in 1996 Olympics 1966 Wendy Fletcher, born in Boston, Massachusetts, WPVA volleyballer, National-5th-1993 1966 Marissa Laakso, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Miss Mass-America 1991 1966 John Velyvis, born in North Adams, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Michelle Dobek, Holyoke, Massachusetts, golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland Classic-45th 1965 Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Paul Sorrento, Somerville, Massachusetts, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1965 Illeana Douglas, born in Massachusetts, actress, Picture Perfect, To Die For, Hacks 1965 Adrian Pasdar, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, actor, C Oliver Resor-Feds, Top Gun 1965 Caitlin Bilodeaux, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. fencer 1992 Olympics 1964 Peter Laviolette, Norwood Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1964 Marcia Pankratz, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, field hockey forward, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1964 Kristian Alfonso, born in Brockton, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Lives, Falcon Crest 1964 Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open 1964 Trent Bushey, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, actor, David Rampal-All My Children 1964 Rolling Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts 1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1963 Justine Greiner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, February, 1984 1963 Paul Geary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, heavy metal drummer, Extreme-More Than Words 1963 Edward Tsang Lu, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-84 1963 Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night 1963 Meg Mallon, born in Natick, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1991 U.S. Women's Open 1963 Jasmine Guy, born in Boston Massachusetts, actress, Whitley-Different World 1963 Barb[ara] Marois, Auburn Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1963 John Dye, Amory Massachusetts, actor, Andrew-Touched by an Angel 1963 Michelle Bell, Melrose, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 Mass School Girls Champ 1962 Edward W Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts 1961 Greg Gagne, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1961 Jim Corsi, Newtonville, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1960 Tommy Masters, Framingham, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Carolina-50th 1960 Greg Derr, Marshfield Massachusetts, free pistol 1996 Olympics 1960 Terry Nihen, born in Concord, Massachusetts, playmate, December, 1983 1960 Tim Mayotte, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver 1960 Christopher J "Gus" Loria, Newton, Massachusetts, Major USMC/astronaut 1960 Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1959 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts 1959 Kate Collins, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Natalie Hunter-All My Children 1958 Susan Scannell, Lexington Massachusetts, actress, Nicole-Dynasty 1958 Karen Lende O'Connor, born in Concord, Massachusetts, equestrian 3-day, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1957 Richard M Linnehan, Lowell Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-78, sk: 90 1957 Jim Craig, born in North Easton, Massachusetts, hockey goalie, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1957 Hillary Bailey Smith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nora-One Life to Live 1957 Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Massachusetts, actress, Beetlejuice, Fly 1956 Mark Daniel Gearan, born in Gardner, Massachusetts, campaign manager, Al Gore 1956 Ned Rothenberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, plays woodwind instruments, extended techniques include playing chords on saxophone 1956 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott Massachusetts 1955 Bill Buttner, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th 1955 Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist 1955 Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad 1955 Butch Johnson, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2000 Olympics 1955 46.1 cm rainfall at Westfield, Massachusetts (state record) 1955 Charles J Precourt, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-55, 71, 84, sk:91 1955 Mark Herndon, Springfield, Massachusetts, country drummer, Alabama-Take Me Down 1955 Penn Jillette, born in Massachusetts, magician, Penn and Teller-Penn and Teller are Dead 1954 Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts, jockey player, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1954 Angelo Kimball, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1954 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Massachusetts 1953 David Morse, Beverly Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves 1953 Kent Bostick, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, pursuit cyclist, Olympics-84, 96 1953 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Massachusetts 1953 Eric Bogosian, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, actor, Talk Radio 1952 Joseph P. Kennedy II, born in Brighton, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1987 - 1999 1952 Bob Goodlatte, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Representative-R-Virginia 1993 - 1952 Eddie Mekka, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, Carmine-Laverne and Shirley 1952 Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun 1951 Barry Doudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Boston 1951 Brad Delp, born in Massachusetts, musician, rock, hard rock, lead vocalist for rock band 'Boston' 1951 Anne Twomey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker 1951 Pat Bradley, born in Westford, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 U.S. Women's Open 1951 Kurt Russell, born in Springfeild, Massachusetts, actor, Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons 1950 Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5 1950 Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way 1950 Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1950 Billy Squier, Massachusetts, heavy metal guitarist, Don't Say No 1950 Ann Jillian, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress, Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here 1949 Sib Hashian, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock drummer, Boston 1949 Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Albert Sacco, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 1949 Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-37, 47, 59, 79 1949 David Robinson, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, drummer, musician, played with various rock bands including The Cars, The Modern Lovers and DMZ 1949 Fran Sheehan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Richard E. Neal, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1989 - 1948 1st U.S. house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Massachusetts) 1948 Barry Gordon, Brookline Massachusetts, actor, Gary-Archie Bunker's Place 1948 Stephen Schnetzer, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Cass Winthrop-Another World 1948 Richard Alan Litchfield, born in Massachusetts, bank robber, FBI most wanted 1948 James Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, vocalist and guitarist, Up on the Roof 1947 Alan Rachins, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Douglas-LA Law 1947 Jane Curtin, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate and Allie 1947 Peter DeFazio, born in Needham, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Oregon 1987 1947 Tom Sullivan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, blind actor, If You Could See What I Hear 1947 Donna Loren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer and actress, Beach Blanket Bingo 1947 Jim Nollman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Tufts University, composer, musical theater, conceptual artist, environmental activist, recorded interspecies music with wolves, whales, dolphins, deer, elk, desert rats 1946 Ed Markey, born in Malden, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1976 - 1946 Bill Danoff, Springfield Massachusetts, vocalist, Starland Vocal Band 1946 Brian J. Donnelly, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1979 - 1993 1945 Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1945 Paul Monette, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy 1945 Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1944 Carol Cole, West Medford Massachusetts, actress, Ellie-Grady 1944 Warren Entner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist and guitarist, Grass Roots 1943 Noreen Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Kelly-Bachelor Father 1943 Tison Street, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, violinist, contemporary classical music, winner, Guggenheim Fellowship 1943 Ronald Hunter, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Lazarus Syndrome 1942 Massachusetts issues 1st U.S. vehicular license plate tabs 1942 Norman Greenbaum, Massachusetts, folk singer, Spirit in the Sky 1942 Victor H. Fazio, born in Winchester, Massachusetts, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1999 1942 Donna Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Man Without a Star 1942 Madeline Kahn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety 1942 Stephen Jo Bladd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1942 Daniel Dennett, born in Boston, Massachusetts, philosopher, atheist, focus of study includes philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, relative to cognitive science and evolutionary biology 1942 Paul Michael Glaser, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actor, Starsky-Starsky and Hutch 1941 Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, jazz pianist, Delhpi I, Toy Dance 1941 Beth Howland, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Vera-Alice, Company 1941 Paul Tsongas, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1979 - 1985 1941 John Bennett Perry, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, singer and actor, Falcon Crest 1940 Freddy Cannon, Picariello, Lynn, Massachusetts, rocker, Palisades Park 1940 Sam Waterson, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Capricorn One, Heaven's Gate 1940 Paul Rudd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' 1940 Brian T O'Leary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut 1939 Verna Bloom, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, actress, After Hours, Badge 373 1939 Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late 1939 John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo 1938 David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1938 Salvatore Michael Caruana, Massachusetts, criminal, FBI Most Wanted List 1938 David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger 1938 Ronny Cox, Cloudcroft Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere 1938 Frederic Rzewski, born in Westfield, Massachusetts, composer, Spacecraft 1936 Barry Newman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Amy, Deadline, Petrocelli 1936 Butler Derrick, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Representative-D-South Carolina 1975 - 1995 1936 Mark Goddard, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Don West-Lost in Space 1936 Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1936 Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants 1935 Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1935 Jerry Douglas, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, actor, John Abbott-Young and Restless 1935 Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC 1935 Tenley Albright, born in Boston, Massachusetts, figure skater, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics 1935 Gordon Mumma, born in Framingham, Massachusetts, composer, musician, co-founder, the Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1934 Peter Haskell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Bracken's World, Rituals 1934 William Cleary, Cambridge Massachusetts, hockey center, Olympic-gold/silv-56, 60 1934 Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company 1934 Tammy Grimes, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Can't Stop the Music 1934 Richard Wernick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer 1933 Robert Goulet, born in Massachusetts, singer, actor, television, film, Canadian-American Grammy, Tony-Award winner 1933 Jack Burns, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Burns and Schreiber 1933 Sheldon Adelson, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, property developer, billionaire businessman, investing in gambling and leisure businesses, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Forbes' third riches person in the U.S. in 2008 1933 F Lee Bailey, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, attorney, Sam Shepard case, OJ case 1933 Joseph D. Early, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1975 - 1993 1931 Barbara Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, Today, 20/20, ABC-TV 1931 Olympia Dukakis, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Moonstruck, Cemetery Club 1931 Robert Morse, Newton Massachusetts, actor, That's Life, Jack Frost 1931 Rosalind Elias, born in Lowell Massachusetts, mezzo-soprano, Grimgerde-Die Walkuere 1931 Constance Morella, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Representative-R-Maryland 1987 - 2003 1931 Ed Hall, Roxbury Massachusetts, actor, Dr. Bicker-Medical Center 1930 Dorothy Loudon, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress and singer, Garry Moore Show 1930 Marcia Henderson, born in Andover, Massachusetts, actress, Kathleen-Aldrich Family 1930 Warren Rudman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Senator-R-New Hampshire 1980 - 1993 1930 Mike Gravel, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Senator-R-Alaska 1969 - 1981 1930 Richard Hayman, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1929 Lowell North, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1964 Olympics 1929 Nicholas Mavroules, born in Peabody, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1979 - 1993 1929 Robert Coles, Milton Massachusetts, author, Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973 1929 Norma Connolly, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Ruby Anderson-General Hospital 1929 Al Davis, born in Brocton, Massachusetts, NFL team owner, Los Angeles Raiders 1929 Richard Dysart, born in Brighton, Massachusetts, actor, Leland MacKenzie-LA Law 1928 Anne Sexton, Newton Massachusetts, poet, Live or Die; Pulitzer 1967 1928 Eugene Roche, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five 1928 Fernand St. Germain, born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Rhode Island, 1961 - 1989 1928 Vaughn Beals, Cambridge Massachusetts, CEO, Harley Davidson motorcycle 1927 Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Massachusetts, king of Thailand, 1946- 1927 Estelle Parsons, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Rachel Rachel, Bonnie and Clyde 1927 Thomas J J Altizer, Massachusetts, U.S. Radical theologian, God is Dead 1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar's Club 1927 Herbert Blomstedt, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, conductor, Oslo Phil 1954-61 1927 Ed Ames, born in Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Mingo-Daniel Boone 1927 Priscilla Morrill, born in Medford, Massachusetts, actress, Edie Grant-Mary Tyler Moore 1927 Jim Lowe, Springfield, Massachusetts, DJ, WNEW, "King of Trivia" 1927 Joe Moakley, born in Boston Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1973 - 2001 1927 Thayer David, born in Massachusetts, actor, Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages 1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Young at Heart Comedians 1926 Earle Brown, born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, composer, known for reviving interest in classical music with musical improvisation, creating formal and notational systems, and open forum style of muscial construction 1926 Robert Creeley, Massachusetts, poet and novelist, Island 1925 Arnold Stang, Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat 1925 Jack Lemmon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Days of Wine and Roses, Missing 1924 Bill Dana, Quincy Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Jose Jimenez 1924 Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport 1924 George H. W. Bush, Massachusetts, 43rd Vice President 1981 - 1989, 41st President 1989 - 1993 1924 Peggy Cass, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress/TV panelist, To Tell the Truth, Mame 1923 Ruth Roman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas 1923 Daniel Rogers Pinkham, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, Signs of Zodiac 1923 Bob Elliot, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray, Get a Life 1922 George S Irving, Springfield Massachusetts, singer and actor, Dumplings 1922 Bill Macy, Revere Massachusetts, actor, Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta 1922 Michael Ansara, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Cochise-Broken Arrow, Centennial 1922 William Manchester, born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, historian, Death of a President 1922 Ray Goulding, born in Lowell Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray 1921 Silvio O. Conte, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Representative-R-Massachusetts 1959 - 1991 1921 Harper MacKay, born in Boston, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, NBC Follies 1921 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted in Dedham Massachusetts, of killing their shoe company's paymaster 1921 Nancy Kelly, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Double Exposure, Jesse James 1921 John Doucette, Brockton Massachusetts, actor, Lock Up, Big Town 1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire 1920 Helen Walker, Worcester, Massachusetts, actress, Brewster's Million 1920 Harold Samuel Shapero, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, 9 Minute Opera 1920 Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Crazy Guggenheim 1920 Hayes Gordon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Sky Pirates, Dark Room 1919 John Michael Hayes, born in Massachusetts, screenwriter, scripted several famous Alfred Hitchcock films 1919 Veda Ann Borg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Avalanche, Accomplice 1918 Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence, Massachusetts, conductor and composer, West Side Story 1918 Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter 1918 Mike Wallace, Brookline, Massachusetts, newscaster, Biography, 60 Minutes 1918 Joseph Allen, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Champion 1918 Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth 1918 Don Pardo, Westfield Massachusetts, TV announcer, Jeopardy, SNL 1918 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 1918 Steve Dunne, Northampton Massachusetts, actor, Professional Father 1917 Jan Miner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Crime Photographer 1917 Cleveland Amory, Nahant Massachusetts, conservationist/TV reviewer, TV Guide 1917 John F. Kennedy, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1947 - 1953, 35th President 1961 - 1963 1916 Ray Conniff, Attleboro, Massachusetts, chorus director, Ray Conniff Singers 1915 Ann Nagel, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Don Winslow of the Navy 1915 John Conte, Plamer Massachusetts, actor, Mantovani 1915 Curt Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Raw Deal 1914 Irving Fine, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, Toccata 1914 Barbara Mullen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners 1914 Wendell Corey, born in Dracut, Massachusetts, actor, 11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl 1914 Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place 1913 Murvyn Vye, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actor, Bob Cummings Show 1913 Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop 1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House 1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House 1912 Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody 1912 Rita Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, actress, Honolulu, All Mine to Give 1912 Samuel Fuller, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, actor, Return to Salem's Lot 1912 Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. minimum wage law 1912 Paul Weston, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, Jim Nabors Hour 1911 Edward Boland, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1953 - 1989 1911 Ralph Kirkpatrick, Leominster, Massachusetts, harpsichordist, Domenico Scarlatti 1911 Alan Gifford, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Time Lock, Up Periscope 1911 Alan Hovhaness, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, composer, Lousadzak, Ukiyo 1909 Eddie Duchin, born in Massachusetts, society pianist and bandleader, Eddie Duchin Orchestra 1909 Jeffrey Lynn, Auburn Massachusetts, actor, My Son Jeep, Roaring Twenties 1908 Philip Coolidge, Concord, Massachusetts, actor, I Want to Live, Tingler 1908 Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts 1908 Bette Davis, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, famous eyes, Of Human Bondage, Jezebel 1908 Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Massachusetts, newscaster, All Star News 1907 Jack Albertson, born in Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Thin Man, Chico and the Man 1907 Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Massachusetts, actor, Good Morning World 1907 Ralph Marston, born in Malden, Massachusetts, Ralph Fulsom Marston, professional football player, played with National Football League's Boston Bulldogs, 1929 1906 Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Massachusetts, actress, Endora-Bewitched 1906 Howard Petrie, Beverly, Massachusetts, actor, Border River, Bounty Hunter 1906 Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Massachusetts, singer, Jacques Fray Music Room 1906 Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants 1906 Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again 1905 Thelma Todd, Alison Loyd, Lawrence, Massachusetts, actress, Dangerous Female 1904 Roland Winters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Mama, Smothers Brothers 1904 Wally Brown, Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Zombies on Broadway, Girl Rush 1904 Jerry Colonna, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Road to Morocco, Road to Singapore 1904 Richard P Blackmur, Massachusetts, critic/poet, Good European 1904 Ray Bolger, Dorchester Massachusetts, actor/dancer, Wizard of Oz 1903 George Davis Snell, Bradford Massachusetts, geneticist, H-2 gene 1903 Jerry Colona, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Jerry Colona Show 1901 Charles Farrell, Cape Cod Massachusetts, actor, Vern-My Little Margie 1901 Stuart Symington, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Missouri 1953 - 1976 1901 7th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts 1901 Chester Bowles, born in Massachusetts, ambassador and writer, Conscience of a Liberal 1900 Sidney Marion, born in Massachusetts, entertainer 1900 Quincy Howe, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, CBS Weekend News 1900 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1899 Neil Hamilton, Lynn Massachusetts, actor, Commisioner Gordon-Batman 1899 Jack Haley, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue 1899 Royal Beal, Brookline, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Salesman 1899 Ralph Sanford, Springfield Massachusetts, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1899 Ian Keith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Rochefort-3 Musketeers 1899 Benny Rubin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor/comedian, Benny Rubin Show 1896 Philip L Carret, Lynn Massachusetts, CEO, Pioneer Fund 1896 Ruth Gordon, Massachusetts, actress, Rosemary's Baby, Harold and Maude 1896 William W. Wellman, Brookline Massachusetts, director, Star is Born 1895 Wallace K Harrison, Worcester Massachusetts, U.S. architect, UN, Lincoln Center 1895 Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts 1894 Arthur Fiedler, born in Boston, Massachusetts, conductor, Boston Pops 1894 Mabel Normand, Muriel Fortescue, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedienne, Mickey 1894 e. e. cummings, Cambridge Massachusetts, poet, Tulips and Chimneys 1894 Johnnie Gough, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Smooth as Satin, Circus Kid 1894 Walter Brennan, born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, actor, Real McCoys, At Gun Point 1894 Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show 1893 Phillip Tead, Somerville Massachusetts, actor, Lightnin', Fighting Blade 1893 Howard Smith, Attleboro Massachusetts, actor, Harvey Griffin-Hazel 1892 Cyril Ring, Massachusetts, actor, Body and Soul 1890 1st U.S. state naval militia organized (Massachusetts) 1889 Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary 1889 Charles Bickford, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, John-The Virginian 1888 Joseph P. Kennedy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, diplomat, father of John F. Kennedy, RFK and Teddy 1886 1st AC power plant in U.S. begins commercial operation, Massachusetts 1886 Josephine Hull, Newtonville, Massachusetts, Academy award actress, Harvey 1885 1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts) 1883 Edna May Oliver, Nutter, Malden, Massachusetts, actress, Little Women 1883 Julian Eltinge, Massachusetts, vaudeville star/greatest female impersonator 1882 Robert Hutchings Goddard, Worcester Massachusetts, rocket pioneer 1882 Thurston Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Roaming Lady, In Society 1881 Cecil B deMille, Massachusetts, directed God, 10 Commandments, Cleopatra 1881 William Foster, Massachusetts, Communist President candidate, 1924,28,32 1879 Lewis Stone, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Prisoner of Zenda 1877 "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Massachusetts) 1877 1st telephone installed: Boston-Somerville, Massachusetts 1876 U.S. Coast Guard officers' training school established New Bedford, Massachusetts 1876 William Farnum, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone 1876 Carl Ruggles, born in Marion, Massachusetts, composer, Evocations 1875 Roger Babson, born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, entrepreneur, business theorist, attended MIT, predicted Wall Street Crash of 1929, published Babson's Reports, oldest investment newsletter in U.S. 1873 Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Massachusetts, composer, Chanticker 1873 Julian Lowell Coolidge, Massachusetts, mathematician, Study-Segre school 1872 Henry Warren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, inventor, Telechon electric clock 1872 -8 degrees F in Boston, Massachusetts 1871 Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Massachusetts, composer 1868 W. E. B. Du Bois, born in Massachusetts, civil rights writer, Souls of Black Folk 1867 Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Massachusetts, CEO, Alcoa-1910-57 1862 Connie Mack, born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts, HOF baseball executive/manager, Philadelphia A's 1900 - 1950 1861 MS troops take Ft. Massachusetts an Ship Island 1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Massachusetts 1858 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, 1882-92 1858 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts) 1856 Louis D. Brandeis, Massachusetts, 68th Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39 1856 Edward Herbert Thompson, Massachusetts, archaeologist, Mayan civilization 1856 Louis Henri Sullivan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, father of modern U.S. architecture 1856 Violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner 1856 Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery 1854 George Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Massachusetts, composer, Judi Van Winke 1854 1st park land purchased by a U.S. city, Worcester, Massachusetts 1853 George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate 1853 Arthur W. Foote, born in Salem, Massachusetts, organist and composer, Suite for Strings in E 1852 Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school 1849 Luther Burbank, born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, horticulturist 1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Massachusetts, 59th Supreme Court justice, 1902-32 1839 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students 1838 Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Massachusetts 1838 Henry B. Adams, born in Boston, Massachusetts, historian, writer, Education of Henry Adams 1834 Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner, Field Department Store 1834 Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win 1832 Robert the Hermit, U.S. ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies 1830 Emily Dickinson, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, poet, Collected Poems 1829 Charles Dudley Warner, Massachusetts, newspaperman/author, Being a Boy 1823 George Thorndike Angell, Massachusetts, lawyer, ASPCA 1822 Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city 1821 Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Massachusetts, nurse/founder, American Red Cross 1820 Susan Brownell Anthony, Adams Massachusetts, woman's suffragette 1819 Elias Howe, Spencer Massachusetts, invented sewing machine 1817 Gloucester, Massachusetts, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore 1817 Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond 1816 Frost in Waltham, Massachusetts 1813 1st U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts 1812 Thomas Gold Appleton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, American critic, writer, and artist 1812 Massachusetts Governor Gerry signs a redistricting bill-1st "gerrymander" 1810 Charles Lenox Remond, born in Salem Massachusetts, famous black 1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, physician/author, Old Ironsides 1805 Matthew Adams Stickney, Rowley Massachusetts, numismatist 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massachusetts, author, House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter 1801 Massachusetts enacts 1st state voter registration law 1799 1st U.S. law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts 1795 George Peabody, South Danvers Massachusetts, merchant/philanthropist 1794 Edward Everett, Dorchester Massachusetts, Gov-Mass, statesman/orator 1792 Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners) 1792 Lowell Mason, Medfield Massachusetts, organist/composer, Zebulo 1791 John Stone, Concord, Massachusetts, patents a pile driver 1788 Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution 1787 Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails 1779 Joseph Story, Massachusetts, 19th Supreme Court justice, 1812-45 1775 English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion 1774 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts 1773 Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom 1767 John Quincy Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts, 6th President of the United States, Democrat, 1825 - 1829 1763 Charles Bulfinch, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 1st U.S. pro architect, Mass State House 1759 Paul Cuffe, Massachusetts, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist 1758 Fisher Ames, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Representative-Massachusetts 1789 - 1797 1746 William Billings, born in Boston, Massachusetts, hymn composer, Rose of Sharon 1744 Abigail Adams, born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, 2nd first lady, 1797-1801 1744 Elbridge Gerry, DR, 5th Vice President, Massachusetts Governor, invented gerrymandering 1738 John Singleton Copley, Massachusetts, finest colonial American artist 1735 John Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts, 2nd president of the United States, 1797 - 1801 1704 French and Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 50, abduct 100 1704 Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 40, kidnap 100 1699 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" 1692 Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials 1692 Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrest for witchcraft (Salem, Massachusetts) 1691 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth 1691 Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter 1690 John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 1684 Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted 1684 King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter 1679 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony 1677 Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000 1675 Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom 1674 Robert Herrick, Massachusetts, British poet, Together 1672 1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts 1651 Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas" 1647 Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. compulsory school attendance law 1647 Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony 1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) 1644 Massachusetts establishes 1st 2-chamber legislature in colonies 1643 1st recorded tornado in U.S. (Essex County, Massachusetts) 1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England 1642 Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1st commencement 1642 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts 1639 1st post office in the colonies is set up in Massachusetts 1639 Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill 1639 Dorchester Massachusetts, forms 1st school funded by local taxes 1638 Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts 1636 In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted 1636 John Oldham, trader in Massachusetts, murdered by indians 1634 U.S. colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony 1633 Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government 1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right 1631 John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts 1629 England granted a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony 1628 Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen 1623 Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts destroys several buildings 1620 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws) |
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